First Project Fear, then Carney's doomsday briefing. No10 must knock off the Brexit scaremongering

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Mark Carney warned that a no deal Brexit could knock over 30% off the value of property in the UK

The Government needs to call time on its latest Project Fear campaign. It’s time they stopped talking down our country and started to believe in Britain and the tremendous opportunities that lie ahead after Britain leaves the EU.

During the European referendum, the Treasury was rightly derided for its Project Fear campaign. They said 800,000 people would lose their jobs and the country would plunge into a deep recession. They said GDP would fall 6% while house prices would fall by 18% if we voted out. Against their regressive backdrop the British public voted to Leave and the fearmongering was proven false.

Fast forward two years, the UK continues to have record employment, growing manufacturing...